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The wisdomחָכְמַתof the shrewdעָרוּםis to understandהָבִיןhis way,דַּרְכּוֹbut the follyוְאִוֶּלֶתof the senselessכְּסִילִיםis deceit.מִרְמָה
Proverbs 14:8
Study it in the app“The wisdom of the shrewd is to understand his way, but the folly of the senseless is deceit.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:8, word by word
- The wisdomחָכְמַתchachmat
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachmat” appears- of the shrewdעָרוּםarum
shrewd
Prudent: sees trouble coming and acts wisely.
Where else “arum” appears- is to understandהָבִיןhavin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “havin” appears- his wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears- but the follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears- of the senselessכְּסִילִיםkesilim
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “kesilim” appears- is deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears
The context
7Go from before a senseless man, for you will not have known lips of knowledge.
8 · This verse (above)
9Fools mock at guilt, but among the upright there is favor.